Samar

Popularity Trends

The name Samar is the #5,586 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,207 recorded births since 1972. This represents the 27.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 27.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,448 (24.8% percentile) for all time with 1,156 births since 1973. For girls, it ranks #4,665 (18.4% percentile) for all time with 1,051 births since 1972.

Samar first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 (1972 for girls and 1973 for boys).

The name Samar is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 67.5% of babies named Samar were boys. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for girls (72.9% girls from 1972 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (68.7% boys from 2007 to 2023).

For boys, Samar reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 9.4% percentile (ranked #837) with 49 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 49 births per million (ranked 9.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Samar ranks #860 for boys (5.6% percentile) with 31 births per million, which is 62.3% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Samar reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #846) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 18 births per million (ranked 2.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Samar ranks #925 for girls (2.3% percentile) with 15 births per million, which is 86.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Samar".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

1,051

Peak Births

Peak Year

1998

First Recorded

1972

Peak Percentile

3.2%

Current Percentile

2.3%

Peak Rank

#846

Current Rank

#925

Female statistics

Total Births

1,156

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

1973

Peak Percentile

9.4%

Current Percentile

5.6%

Peak Rank

#837

Current Rank

#860

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Samar", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Samar.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Samar's popularity from 1969 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Samar at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Samar range from Meera at 97.9% correlation to Mazen at 97.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 97.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Elaina with 29.8K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kalila with 1.1K births (100% girls).

Samar's share of births peaked at 63.2 births per million in 2021 (17.9 for girls in 1998 and 49.1 for boys in 2022). It reached its lowest point of 3.1 births per million (5% of peak) in 1972. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Samar had 46 births per million, 73% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Meera

3,790

97.93% (very strong)

Umar

2,846

97.84% (very strong)

Kalila

1,074

97.43% (very strong)

Rivka

9,153

97.40% (very strong)

Elaina

29.8k

97.36% (very strong)

Andi

7,293

97.33% (very strong)

Leonel

25k

97.30% (very strong)

Khaled

2,570

97.28% (very strong)

Ameer

6,112

97.22% (very strong)

Shmuel

5,476

97.17% (very strong)

Ameena

1,781

97.13% (very strong)

Mazen

1,319

97.11% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Samar

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Samar. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 56.1% confident that Samar is pronounced as suh-MAHR, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is sah-MAHR, at 17.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

56.1%

17.1%

17.1%

9.8%

suh-MAHR (2 syllables)

56.1% confidence

S AH0 M AA1 R

sah-MAHR (2 syllables)

17.1% confidence

S AA0 M AA1 R

SA-mahr (2 syllables)

Verified

17.1% confidence

S AE1 M AA0 R

SAH-mahr (2 syllables)

9.8% confidence

S AA1 M AA0 R

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S AH0 M AA1 R) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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